Table 4.
Multiple linear regression results for predictors of log Hb, sTfR and plasma ferritin and BIS in Kenyan infants
| log Hb† | log sTfR‡ | log Plasma ferritin§ | Body iron stores¶ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | B | SE | B | SE B | B | SE B | |
| Gender | .035 | .008*** | −.053 | .027** | .140 | .077 | 1.065 | .920 |
| Birth weight | .021 | .008** | −.060 | .025** | .109 | .073 | 1.706 | .839** |
| CRP (inflammation) | −.031 | .008*** | .052 | .028* | .295 | .080*** | — | — |
| EBF(months) | .006 | .003** | −.024 | .010** | −.004 | .028 | .227 | .357 |
Note. BIS = body iron stores; CRP = C‐reactive protein; EBF (months) = months of exclusive breastfeeding.
†
n = 120; 14 infants excluded from model due to missing birth weight data, adjusted r 2 = .266, p = .000.
‡
n = 119; 15 infants excluded from model due to missing birth weight data (n = 14), and one was an outlier. BIS‐body iron stores; adjusted r 2=.157, p = .000.
§
Adjusted r 2=.111, p = .001.
¶
n = 81; body iron stores calculated in infants who did not have inflammation and who had a birth weight measurement; adjusted r 2=.058, p = .054.
*
Trend toward significance: p < .075.
**
p < .05.
***
p < .001.